William King (1650–1729) was perhaps the dominant Irish intellect of the period from 1688 until his death in 1729. An Anglican (Church of Ireland) by conversion, King was a strident critic of John Toland and the clerical superior of Jonathan Swift.
'significantly contributes to our understanding of King and his milieu; [Fauske's] book is an important addition to the growing literature on eighteenth-century Ireland's intellectual history.' The Scriblerian
